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UN envoy stresses need for support as Libya risks facing ‘unprecedented violence’

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Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri, briefs the...

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Officials: Libyan Navy Seizes Tanker at Rebel-Held Port

Libyan officials said their forces have intercepted a tanker carrying crude oil that a separatist militia was trying export in defiance of a government ban.

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Number of children suffering more than doubles in third year of Syria conflict

As the conflict in Syria approaches another sombre milestone, more than twice as many children are now affected compared to 12 months ago, says a new report by UNICEF published. Particularly hard hit are up to a million children who are trapped in...

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Ban urges parties to work for durable solution in Ukraine, as Security Council holds talks

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Map of Crimea.

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